Staurastrum comptum f. reductum G.W.Prescott, C.E.M.Bicudo & W.C.Vinyard, nom. inval. 1982
Publication Details
Staurastrum comptum f. reductum G.W.Prescott, C.E.M.Bicudo & W.C.Vinyard, nom. inval. 1982: 163
Published in: Prescott, G.W., Bicudo, C.E. & Vinyard, W.C. (1982). A synopsis of North American desmids. Part II. Desmidiaceae: Placodermae Section 4. pp. [i-vii], 1-700. Lincoln & London: University of Nebraska Press.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Staurastrum is Staurastrum paradoxum Meyen ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Type Information
USA: Louisiana;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), adorned, ornamented, with a headdress (Neal 1993).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 01 December 2015 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 17 May 2024
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Nomenclatural note
Invalid: lacking Latin description and designation of type [INA]. The authors cite Staurastrum comptum var. majus in Scott & Grönblad, 1957 as the supposed basionym, seemingly intending a "sensu"? - (01 December 2015) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 May 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 June 2025
